DeForest Building - 1889
104 East First Street
This was the second brick commercial structure built by Henry L. DeForest on First
Street. The facade was significantly altered in the 1950's. Henry L. DeForest came to
Sanford as a young man recovering from tuberculosis. He worked as an agent for
Henry S. Sanford at first and then went into business for himself, becoming a
prominant local merchant and grove owner.